What part of the pig are hot dogs made of?

"The raw meat materials used for precooked-cooked products are lower-grade muscle trimmings, fatty tissues, head meat, animal feet, animal skin, blood, liver and other edible slaughter by-products." Yum!
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Are hot dogs made out of Buttholes?

For the record, no, hot dogs don't contain anus. But pig anus may seem like a more appetizing option when compared with the latest hot dog accusation.
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Are hot dogs pig intestines?

It shouldn't be news to anyone that hot dogs are encased in animal intestines, but it's rare that you'll actually see the word “intestine” on a nutrition label. Sometimes they're made with sheep's intestines and sometimes it's lamb, but it's always intestines.
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What part of the animal makes hot dogs?

Most of the time, hot dogs are made with skeletal meat, which are trimmings of the same type of meat that makes ground meat, steaks and roasts. The trimmings are ground up really fine, which is what gives them that homogenous texture. Salt is added to the meat, giving the mixture a sticky texture.
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Are pig lips in hot dogs?

It's true that skin, fat and gristly parts (like, well, lips) can be used in a mechanically separated slurry, but the USDA only allows a hot dog to be made with 20 percent or less mechanically separated pork. That means there's just not much in the way of snouts or lips to be had.
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The Hot Dog Song (what part of the pig)



Is there rat parts in hot dogs?

They May Contain Band-Aids—or Eyeballs

Some other alarming ingredients: glass shards, metal fragments, maggots, a rat leg, a piece of an eyeball, a razor, and bone fragments.
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Do hot dogs contain eyeballs?

Meat removed from the bones of an animal's head, which may include the cheeks. Unless the hot dog ingredients include the label "byproducts" or "variety meats," it won't contain meat from the snout or lips. It also won't include eyes or brains... so that makes it better?
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What gross stuff is in hot dogs?

What gross things are in hot dogs?
  • Natural sheep casing made from lamb intestines.
  • Variety meats: internal organs (like the liver or tongue) other than muscle.
  • Meat trimmings: a primary ingredient that can contain organ meat, or chicken or turkey meat removed from the bone by mechanical force.
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Is there organ meat in hot dogs?

In reality, most hotdogs you find at a grocery store, and especially the national brands, don't contain anything close to organs. According to the USDA, hotdogs must be made of meat or poultry, and can contain more than one kind of meat.
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What part of the cow is in hotdogs?

Beef trimmings are the excess pieces of beef made when meat producers create cuts of beef such as steak, ribs, or brisket. These trimmings are still high quality, but they are not sold in this state because the pieces are too small and aren't a uniform size. These pieces are used to make hot dogs.
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Why you should never eat hot dogs?

It's a dangerous trend. The World Health Organization has determined that processed meat is a major contributor to colorectal cancer, classifying it as “carcinogenic to humans.” Just 50 grams—about one hot dog—consumed daily increases colorectal cancer risk by 18%.
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What is the slimy stuff on hot dogs?

That slime is grease that has radiated to the outside of the dog. this happens with processed "meat" products. It is somewhat sticky and grotesque, but not lethal, but I would not make a meal of this slime. The dogs were also entering old age, so best not to eat them.
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What's inside a hot dog?

Most hot dogs contain nothing more than slightly-more-than-half beef, pork or poultry, plus other ingredients like water, added fat, dry milk, cereal, and the preservative sodium nitrite.
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Are there really worms in hot dogs?

Erythorbate is a perfectly safe substance and has absolutely nothing to do with earthworms. It makes a lot more sense to minimize hot dog and baloney consumption because of their high fat and salt content than because they contain sodium erythorbate.
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Why are hotdogs so gross?

Hot dogs contain not only some of the most disgusting ingredients (turned into a substance resembling pink slime) but also nitrates, which have been linked to Type 2 diabetes. Processed meats, including hot dogs, are also in the same carcinogenic category as cigarettes and increase your risk of cancer.
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What is pink slime in hot dogs?

"Pink slime" refers to processed lean beef trimmings, and is a cheap filler used to "beef up" many meat products. It is made by salvaging the meat that gets trimmed off cuts of beef along with fat.
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What is bologna made out of?

Meat: The main ingredient in bologna is ground meat, which could be any combination of pork, beef, chicken and turkey or only one of those meats. You can even find bologna made of venison or other game meat.
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Why do hot dogs turn green?

ITS WHY THEY'RE CALLED DIRTY WATER DOGS

Dirty water dogs come from the process of – water sapping out the flavor and color from dogs. As more and more hot dogs are boiled – the water becomes dirty looking.
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Do hot dogs have bugs in them?

The extra “ingredients” that have shown up in hot dogs include worms, maggots, rodent parts, glass shards, a lock washer, and a Band-Aid. One person even reported finding an intact dragonfly in one.
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What is pepperoni made of?

Pepperoni in the United States is a raw sausage made of beef and pork or pork only. Products made of 100% beef must be called beef pepperoni.
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What body parts are used in hot dogs?

After the steaks, chops, breasts, ribs, thighs, hams, tenderloins and briskets are removed, there's a fair amount of gristle, fat and offal remaining on a butchered animal, and early on, people realized this could be put to good use. One of these products is the hot dog, a classic of pre-cooked, processed meat.
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What foods have maggots in them?

Insect Eggs and Maggots

istockphoto Canned mushrooms are a good place to find maggots. If there are "over 20 or more maggots of any size per 100 grams of drained mushrooms" or "five or more maggots two millimeters or longer per 100 grams," the FDA will pay attention. Otherwise, eat up.
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Why is there bugs in peanut butter?

FDA regulations permit insect fragments that may come from either pre-or post-harvesting procedures, or may occur during peanut-butter processing which allows for small pieces of insects to fall in. The same is true of organic peanut butter, almond butter, and almost every kind of butter.
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Does peanut butter have bugs in it?

The government's official Defect Levels Handbook notes an allowed ratio of 30 insect fragments per 100 grams of yummy spreadable. That amounts to approximately 238 fragments in an average (28-ounce) jar of peanut butter. Unfortunately, it happens every day, so there's no need to call your local pest control specialist.
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